Pfortchens 2
- 4 c. scalded milk
- 2/3 c. Cream of Wheat
- 1 dry yeast
- 1 c. warm milk with a little sugar added
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 2/3 c. butter
- 6 c. flour
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom
- 1 Tbsp. lemon extract or rind and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 c. or more raisins
- Stir Cream of Wheat in milk, cook slowly for 10 minutes. Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a little sugar added.
- Add 3 tablespoons sugar and salt to butter.
- Combine all of these items and add flour.
- Stir in eggs, one by one.
- Add cardamom, lemon extract and raisins.
- Set in warm place to raise double in size, about 1/2 hour.
- Use tablespoons always dipped in hot oil then scoop up spoonful of dough, size of small egg, and drop into deep frypan containing at least two inches of hot oil.
- Deep-fry for about two minutes, when browned on one side, flip over.
- Serve rolled in powdered sugar.
milk, cream of wheat, yeast, warm milk, sugar, salt, butter, flour, eggs, cardamom, lemon, raisins
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=753833 (may not work)